A Northeastern University staff member is being treated for minor injuries after a package delivered to the Boston campus detonated while they were opening it, according to the school.
A spokesperson for Northeastern said the incident happened shortly after 7 p.m. at Holmes Hall, home to the university’s creative writing program.
No students were injured in the explosion, according to the university.
ABC News reported that the staff member, a 45-year-old man, who was injured in the incident had opened a hard-packed Pelican-type case, according to law enforcement sources.